Adding to the Opposition barbs over the Centre's decision to reduce the price of domestic LPG by Rs 100 on International Women's Day, Shiv Sena (UBT) leader and MP Priyanka Chaturvedi on Friday called the move 'election-driven'.
Thanking Prime Minister Narendra Modi for reducing the price of domestic LPG by Rs 100 per cylinder, Union Minister Nishith Pramanik on Friday said it was a 'gift' for the country's mothers, daughters and sisters on the occasion of International Women's Day.
Union Minister for Communications, Electronics & Information Technology Ashwini Vaishnaw on Wednesday lauded the Government's decision to reduce customs duty on goods used in the production of mobile phones from 15 to 10 per cent.
The Union Budget allocated Rs 60,000 crore for the MGNREGA scheme for 2023-24, 18 per cent lower than the Rs 73,000 crore budget estimates for the current year 2022-23, and about 33 per cent lower than the Rs 89,000 crore revised estimates for the current year.
Mumbai (Maharashtra), [India], July 14 (ANI): The new Maharashtra government on Thursday announced a reduction in fuel prices slashing prices of petrol by Rs.5 per litre and diesel by Rs.3 per litre.
Gilgit Baltistan [PoK], June 12 (ANI): Gilgit-Baltistan Chief Minister Khalid Khurshid Khan on Sunday accused the central government of intentionally slashing the region's development budget by half, claiming that this was done "under an agenda to push the region backwards".
Muzaffarabad [PoK], May 31 (ANI): The government of Pakistan occupied Kashmir (PoK) on Monday accused the Shehbaz Sharif-led federal government of slashing the development grant provided to PoK and warned that it could lead to severe financial system disbalance, if not reviewed.
Chennai (Tamil Nadu) [India], May 28 (ANI): In a gruesome incident, a man allegedly killed his wife and two children by slashing their necks with a power saw and then took his own life using the same tool, police said here on Saturday.
New Delhi [India], March 14 (ANI): Communist Party of India (CPI) Rajya Sabha MP Binoy Viswam on Monday has given a suspension of business notice under rule 267 to discuss the decision of slashing EPFO interest rate to 8.1 per cent from 8.5 per cent, a 43 year low.
Kochi (Kerala) [India], December 15 (ANI): Kerala High Court on Wednesday stayed the Kerala Government's order reducing the price of bottled water in the state from Rs 20 to Rs 13, saying that the State has no power to regulate the price of drinking water under the Food Security Act.